Single-engine piston

N55511

1942 Boeing/Stearman PT-17 Kaydet

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
75-4231
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming R680
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Hotel Charlie LLC (LLC)
Based
Lewes, DE
Registration record

N55511 on the FAA register

Type
1942 Boeing/Stearman PT-17 Kaydet (FAA: Boeing A75N1(PT17))
Serial
75-4231
Engines
Lycoming R680
Registered owner
Hotel Charlie LLC
Lewes, DE
Certificate issued
2023-04-05
Airworthiness date
2001-07-06
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A71493
Mode S (octal)
51612223
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N55511.
  • 2001-07-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (acrobatic)).
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N55511

N55511 is a 1942 Boeing/Stearman PT-17 Kaydet (FAA model A75N1(PT17)), serial number 75-4231. The FAA register lists Hotel Charlie LLC as the registrant in Lewes, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 5, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming R680 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (acrobatic), dated July 6, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N55511.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N55511.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.